Unstripped Spruce Logs for Export from Canada
Rough spruce (Picea spp.) logs with bark intact and sapwood present, not squared, intended for overseas sawmills. Fits HTS 4403.24.01 as 'other' fir/spruce coniferous wood in the rough, excluding precisely measured or squared pieces. Common in Baltic timber trade.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.76.0110%Softwood timber and lumber products provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 37 of this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain fumigation certificates for bark-on logs to comply with USDA APHIS regulations
• Measure dimensions to confirm not 'roughly squared' (under 5% tolerance), avoiding reclassification
• Label shipments clearly as 'rough, not squared' to prevent customs disputes